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Ghost Students Drain Money, Resources From Educational Sector

The education sector is haunted by a significant fraud problem where fake students impersonate celebrities and employ other identity techniques to steal resources and money from legitimate students.

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New Risk Index Helps Organizations Tackle Cloud Security Chaos

Enterprises can use the IaC Risk Index to identify vulnerable cloud resources in their infrastructure-as-code environment which are not managed or governed.

Sophisticated Shuyal Stealer Targets 19 Browsers, Demonstrates Advanced Evasion

A new infostealing malware making the rounds can exfiltrate credentials and other system data even from browsing software considered more privacy-focused than mainstream options.

How to Spot Malicious AI Agents Before They Strike

The rise of agentic AI means the battle of the machines is just beginning. To win, we'll need our own agents — human and machine — working together.

Cyber Career Opportunities: Weighing Certifications vs. Degrees

Longtime CISO Melina Scotto joins Dark Reading to discuss career advice gleaned from her 30 years in the cyber industry.

'Fire Ant' Cyber Spies Compromise Siloed VMware Systems

Suspected China-nexus threat actors targeted virtual environments and used several tools and techniques to bypass security barriers and reach isolated portions of victims' networks.

AI-Generated Linux Miner 'Koske' Beats Human Malware

AI malware is becoming less of a gimmick, with features that meet or exceed what traditional human-developed malware typically can do.

North Korea's IT Worker Rampage Continues Amid DoJ Action

Arrests and indictments keep coming, but the North Korean fake IT worker scheme is only snowballing, and businesses can't afford to assume their applicant-screening processes are up to the task of weeding the imposters out.

Why Security Nudges Took Off

Nudges can be powerful — but they are not immune to overuse or misapplication.

The Young and the Restless: Young Cybercriminals Raise Concerns

National governments warn that many hacker groups attract young people through a sense of community, fame, or the promise of money and the perception of a lack of risk of prosecution.